Where does “kaus” come from?
kaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kjósa, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
kaus (Icelandic): first-person singular past indicative of kjósa;...
Definitions
- first-person singular past indicative of kjósa;...
Ancestry of “kaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kjósa | to vote; to vote for somebody; to elect |
| 2 | Old Norse | kjósa | to choose; to desire, wish; to elect |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |